LUXEMBOURG

Stamps inscribed '[G.D. / Grand Duché de] Luxembourg' or 'Lëtzebuerg'.

1852 ->
From 1852: 1 (Belgian) Franc = 100 Centimes
From 1854: 1 Franc (LUF) = 100 Centimes (= BEF 1)
From 2002: 1 Euro (EUR) = 100 Eurocents (= LUF 40.3399)
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WILD CATS

Item Code Item type Face value Remarks SC
2 April 1962 - First Luxair Flight Luxembourg - Frankfurt am Main
LU19620402 PMK 2016 Commemorative postmark - Lion
"Luxair - Vol inaugurale - Luxembourg - Francfort/M"
Luxembourg Airport (not stated)
2 April 1962		 IL
2 May 1967 - 50th Anniversary of Lions International
LU19670502 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Lion
MI 750		 M
LU19670502 FDC 3_00 First Day Cover 3.00 Lion
14 September 1970 - Enlargement of Luxembourg City
LU19700914 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion Statue by Auguste Tremont (1892-1980)
Luxembourg City Hall
MI 812
14 March 1973 - Celtic and Gallo-Roman Animal Art
LU19730314 ST 4_00 Stamp 4.00 Pamther
Wild Cat Art
Bronze figurine of a Panther Attacking a Swan
MI 859
1978 - Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee Slogan Postmark
LU19780000 PMK 1000 Slogan Postmark - Cartoon Lions
"Sport as Freed a Gesondheet - C.O.S.L." [Sports for Peace and Good Health - C.O.S.L]
Luxembourg 1
Earliest use we have seen:
12 June 1978
Latest use we have seen:
12 June 1978
If you know the dates of use for this item, please let us know
18 May 1978 - EUROPA: Monuments
LU19780518 ST 12_00 Stamp 12.00 Lions
Wild Cat Art
Lion Sculptures from the tomb of Bishop Peter von Aspelt of Basel (13th c.)
Mainz Cathedral, Germany
MI 968
5 May 1978 - Caritas
LU19781205 ST 5_00__0_25 Semi-postal stamp 5.00
+ 0.25 		Lion
Wild Cat Art
Glass Painting
"St. Mark with Lion"
MI 977
23 September 1985 - Endangered Animals
LU19850923 ST 7_00 Stamp 7.00 European Wildcat
MI 977
LU19850923 MC 7_00 Maximum Card 7.00 European Wildcat (on stamp and card)
6 March 1989 - 150 Years of Independence
LU19890306 ST 12_00 Stamp 12.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Bronze sculpture guarding the Grand Ducal
Family Vault in the Cathedral of Luxembourg
by Auguste Tremont (1892-1980)
MI 1217
18 May 1992 - Jubilees: 75th Anniversary of Lions International
LU19920518 ST 14_00 Stamp 14.00 Lions Club Emblem
MI 1295		 M
LU19920518 FDC 32_00 First Day Cover 32.00 Lions Club Emblem (on one stamp only)
Official FDC with
LU19920518 ST 14_00
and one other stamp
5 October 1992 - Architecture (II): Gargoyles
LU19921005 ST 22_00 Stamp 22.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Lion's Head Gargoyle
MI 1300
20 May 2003 - EUROPA: Poster Art
LU20030520 ST 0_52 Stamp 0.52 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Poster for 3rd Commercial Fair by Auguste Tremont (1892-!980)
MI 1606
24 September 2013 - SEPAC: Wild Cats
LU20130924 ST 0_20 Stamp 0.20 Tiger
Sumatra Tiger
MI 1978
LU20130924 ST 0_30 Stamp 0.30 Eurasian Lynx
MI 1979
LU20130924 ST 0_60 Stamp 0.60 European Wildcat
MI 1980

8 May 2014 - 175th Anniversary of Independence

There's also an item from this issue listed under Heraldic Cats.
LU20140508 ST 0_60 1 Stamp 0.60 Lion
Stylized Lion
MI 2005
10 May 2016 - Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
LU20160510 ST 0_70 2 Stamp 0.70 Lion
Stylized Lion
Emblem of the Luxembourg Olympic Committee
MI 2088
3 December 2019 - Welfare Stamps: Architecture of the Moselle Region
LU20191203 FDP 1000 3 First day postmark - Lion
Stylized Lion Head
"La Moselle Luxembourgeoise - Jour d'émission"
1000 Luxembourg
3 December 2019

List compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information by Nicole Peeters, Greg Balagian, Marci Jarvis, and Elisabeth
Hallsjö.
Latest update: 23 June, 2024